Comprises 12 photos of Melbourne, mid to late 1930s. Produced by Rose Stereograph of Armadale. 1 - Botanical Gardens and Government House Melbourne. - 2 - The MacRobertson Fountain Melbourne - Both the Fountain and the Shrine of Remembrance were completed in 1934. Government House tower features in the background. Also note the absence of any mature trees. See reference - completed 1934. 3 - Flinders Street Railway Station with a "W" class tram in Flinders Street and "Y" class tram in Swanston Street in the view 4 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south with the Queen Victoria Gardens in the left of the photo. 5 - Collins Street Melbourne - Showing the Regent Theatre, Manchester Unity Building and the Town Hall. 6 - Princes Bridge and city Skyline Melbourne - Shows; Princes Bridge, Yarra River, Excursion Ferry, Princes Walk, Flinders Street Railway Station, the Nicholas and Manchester Unity Buildings in Swanston Street and the Sargood Gardner building in Flinders Street. 7 - The Conservatory, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - 8 - The Cathedral Corner Melbourne - shows; Young & Jacksons Hotel, St Paul's Cathedral, The Gas & Fuel building, Ball & Walsh Department store and The State Theatre plus several "w" class trams in Swanston Street. 9 - St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from Nolan Street. Note trees still present at the entrance area to the Shrine of Remembrance. 10 - Looking across Princes Bridge to St Kilda Road Melbourne - Looking south from the roof of the Nicolas Building showing; Princes Bridge, St. Kilda Road, The Shrine of Remembrance and the Victoria Barracks in the distance. 11 - Parliament House Melbourne - in Spring Street 12 - Captain Cook's Cottage, Fitzroy Gardens Melbourne - Erected in the gardens in 1934. Yields information about Melbourne city views and new attractions mid 1930s. Paper envelope folder with 6 photos on each side of a foldout section titled "Picturesque Views of Melbourne" melbourne, photo folders, postcards

Research Report- 4 A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "VR trams - extract from Chris Stratton table for VR", detailing a brief history of each of the Victorian Railways tramcars, including No., Original Type, Builder, Year built and disposal notes. Does not include VR 53 being sold to the ARHS Vic. Div.trams, tramways, vr, victorian railways, tramcars, history

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Swanston Street Underground Tramway City Road to Bouverie Street", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated June 1972. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in ink on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways

Report - Foolscap, card covers, red binding strip, 12 sheets + 4 drawings (fold out), titled "Underground Routes - Ultimate Development - St Kilda Road Section", detailing the proposal, including costs, issues, drains, obstructions. Includes cross sections of the tunnels and notes on public access. Dated August 1969. Includes parts where the roadway would dip under cross streets as well as the tram lines. Drawings not scanned.Has "Lees" in pencil on top right hand corner.trams, tramways, underground tramways, swanston st, reports, new tramways, st kilda road

Set of four colour slides of PCC car 1041 on its debut trip, but that broke down at the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson St. TMSV copy slides. Photographer unknown. Dated 19/4/1973. .1 - In Nicholson St with the Cable Tram winding house in the background. .2 - 1041 reversing and about to pass through the crossover. Has a W tram at the other end that has cleared the tram from the cross over shown in the first slide. .3 - has a W class tram at the rear - could be out of order. .4 - Being towed by W7 1001 in Queens Parade under the Reservoir railway line railway bridge. advertising Stegbar windows and Stott & Son Real Estate. See also Reg Item 6043 for other photos.Keith has written details on each slide including the date and the "TMSV" stamp.trams, tramways, gertrude st, new tramcars, winding houses, tram 1041, pcc class, tram 1001, w7 class, clifton hill

Set of 3 envelopes for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board each with the organisation name and return address in the bottom left hand corner. .1 - Small plain envelope - 4 copies .2 - small envelope with an open window - 3 copies .3 - large light brown paper envelope - 3 copiestrams, tramways, mmtb, stationery, letterhead

Set of 2 envelopes for the "The Met" and the "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria" with name and return address in the top left hand corner. .1 - DL size, with The Met logo - 4 copies .2 - DL size, with "Metropolitan Transit Authority of Victoria" at 618 Little Collins St. - 3 copiestrams, tramways, the met, mta, stationery, letterhead

Set of three black and white photographs of PCC car 1041 on its debut trip, but that broke down at the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson St. Photographed by Len Millar Dated 19/4/1973. .1 - 1041 in Gertrude St with the former hotel in the background. .2 - Outside the former winding house and a W closed up behind. .3 - ditto with the "MMTB Lost Property Office" sign in the background. See also Reg Item 5996 for other photos.Keith has written details on the rear of each photograph, including photographer and date.trams, tramways, pcc, 1041, gertrude st, new tramcars, winding houses, lost property, tram 1041

Black and white photograph of - A3 size - tram L 106 (Carnegie, Route 4) at Glenhuntly Depot, undated - notes prior to the withdrawal from regular service. Photo No. 9. Tram has adverts for Gauloises cigarettes, Courage bee, Guardian Australia insure and Marshall batteries. Part of a series of photos by the Publisher. Has details of the publisher and printerHas in pencil "TMSV" in top right hand corner on rear.trams, tramways, l class, glenhuntly depot, route 4, carnegie, tram 106

Book -black card stippled cover, bound with end papers containing Act 3732 - Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Act 1928 No. 3732 with a gold block title of "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Acts" Has an index at the front of the book. Also has loose copies of 1 - No. 3824 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 24 Dec. 1929 (has been bound into the rear of the book) 2 - No. 3851 - An Act relating to Motor Omnibuses - 30 Dec 1929 3 - No. 3742 - An Act to consolidate the Law making further provision with respect to Motor Omnibuses and for other purposes - 12 Feb. 1929 4 - No. 3941 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 31 Dec. 1930 5 - No. 4080 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 29 Dec. 1932 6 - No. 4179 - An Act relating to the MMTB - 29 Dec. 1933 7 - No. 4989 - An Act Relating to Preference in Employment for Discharged Members of the Defence Forces and for other purposes - 23 Dec. 1943 No. 7 has a number of pencil notes, including the name R J Lormer on the top right hand corner an other notes and a letter from Moule Hamilton & Derham dated 6/7/1944 to Mr S M Richardson regarding the Act and its implications. Signed Frank P Derham.See notes on item 7 in penciltrams, tramways, tramways, acts of parliament, mmtb, world war 2, employment

Set of 4 Posters - printed on paper with an adhesive backing for: .1 - "Anzac Day" - 25/4/1985 .2 - LaTrobe and William St services - Show Day - 26/9/1985 .3 - Doncaster Routes - ditto .4 - "Royal Show Parade" - 15/9/1984Have in ink in top right hand corner "Mgr Ops Control Spc Clerk" or "Chief Clerk Traff"trams, tramways, showgrounds, royal show, operations, latrobe st, william st, doncaster, buses, anzac day

Black & White Photograph by the TMSV Sales of a former grip car being transport on a jinker, pulled by three horses. Photo - Victoria Ave at the corner of Beaconsfield Pde - with the Bleak House Hotel in the background. Advised by Mal Rowe. From an email from Robert Green, 19-08-2021 - advised "The Herald of 10 May 1935, p.4 has the following little paragraph : Cable Tram Tableau Entitled “Transport Cavalcade”: Horse-laughs - real ones – were heard today when a team of horses, drawing a lorry upon which was a dis-used cable tram dummy sporting “Collins Street” upon the front and “South Melb Beach” at the rear, passed along Swanston Street. Neddy’s superiority complex at seeing out these early manifestations of our mechanical age was heightened when the front wheel of a nearby motor-truck fell off." Image has been reproduced from a movie - Commuting by Cable?Has the TMSV Sales stamp on rear.trams, tramways, cable trams, grip tram, beaconsfield parade, albert park

BHS CollectionHanro (Australia) Knitting Mills Limited Invoice and Packing Slip: White colour paper with black print. A gold oval circle with a fine gold oval circle inside with Hanro Swiss Inspired printed within the oval on the upper left hand side of the invoice. Registered office is 264-175 Hargreaves Street. Cable address: ' Benknit' Bentleys private Telephone 3-0241. In the body of the document is Styles, Description, Quality, Price Extension and Total. The terms of sale is 3 1/4 % seven days from invoice date or 2 1/2% 30 days (unless marked net,) interest 6 1/2% charged on overdue accounts. Goods on objected in 14 days after receipt are considered duly accepted. Two holes at the left side are 5cm x 7.3cm apart for storage. Pink blank sheet followed by orange blank sheet and cream blank sheet to have carbon sheets inserted. A red glue holds the sheets together and bits of glue appear on the top sheet which is also torn in the top left corner. Box 116Adocument, invoice, hanro

A blue coloured cardboard cover with red information on the cover. Top right corner reads 7610-66-026-3591. Under the Australian Coat of Arms are the details of the booklet. There are two metal screws down the left hand side. The booklet is covered with a plastic cover. australian military forces, infantry training, infantry platoon weapons, fieldcraft and target detection

The report, undated, by the Australian Electric Traction Association into the provision of tram services for the proposed Docklands redevelopment, mid-1990s. Makes recommendations regarding new tramways, interchanges and services. Signed by Hugh Waldron, W Kingsley, P Brownbill, S Vine and N Gipps.Yields information about the early 1990s proposal to develop Melbourne Docklands with new tramways.Report - 4 A4 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, aeta, docklands, new tramways

In 1991, the Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA) produced 7 different options to provide public transport to the Doncaster area. See reference for background to the proposals. Six of the seven options have been found and collected. Each option provides a summary, costing based in a scope of works. The Options were: 1 - Light Rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 2 - Light rail to Mitcham Road/Springvale Road 3 - High-performance train to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Victoria Park station Eastern Freeway/Doncaster Road 4 - Heavy rail to Doncaster Shoppingtown via Eastern Freeway to Bulleen Road and underground to Shoppingtown 5 - Heavy Rail to Blackburn Road/George St East Doncaster 7 - Extension of the Camberwell Tram (72) along Burke Road from Cotham Road to Doncaster Road. Out of all the studies, nothing happened.Yields information about the early 1990s proposal to provide public transport to the Doncaster area.Set of 6 reports or options printed on A4 paper, stapled in top left hand corner.tramcars, tramways, aeta, new tramways, doncaster, railways, light rail

Nine issues of a short-lived weekly newsletter issued by Yarra Trams in 2004, to its staff at the time of the absorption of M>Tram into the Yarra Trams franchise. All issues have both logos on the bottom right hand corner. 1 - 19/2/2004 - two page - welcoming the M>Tram team transition news - Hubert Guyot CEO 2 - 26/2 - two page, tram priority 3 - 4/3 - uniforms and business name 4 - 11/3 - four pages - a Q&A about the merger and an organization chart. 5 - 18/3 - two pages - setting up EROC, Employee feedback 6 - 25/3 - four pages - safety and Q&A 7 - 2/4 - four pages - Carnivale, Depot Marketing Coordinators, 8 - 8/4 - two pages - staffing, tram attendants, revenue protection staff, fare evasion 9 - 15/4 - Melbourne all over, completion of merger for 18/4Yields information about the merger of Yarra Trams and National Express M>TramSet of nine newsletters A4 size of varying page numbers.tramways, operations, newsletter, eroc, m>tram, yarra trams, merger

The document details the tender conditions, specification, schedules for both the vehicle and tender - for a "4-5 Ton Chassis for motor bus breakdown truck". Notes that the existing truck's crane and towing gear would be removed from the existing truck and fitted to this new vehicle. Tenders were to close on 2/7/1945.Yields information about the MMTB breakdown truck for buses.Document - 3 Foolscap sheets - duplicated, stapled in top left hand corner.mmtb, tramways, contracts, purchases, workshops, buses, breakdowns

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced at 10c. Launched in a newspaper advert 26/10/1971. Has map scale in miles. 2nd copy added 16/7/2014On front cover in ink "#1" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33" along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Not priced. Not dated, but circa 1975 - has map scale in kms and route 59 to Essendon Airport still extends into Airport. 2nd copy added 16/7/2014. See Reg Item 521 for issue No.. 2, 1974.On front cover in ink "issue #3" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33" along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Foolscap photocopied document, 6 sheets, stapled in top left hand corner, titled "Allocation of Tramcars as at 28 Feb. 1982", listing the class of trams allocated to each depot in Melbourne, MMTB, training trams, storage, special purpose trams, summary. Has been photocopied onto foolscap sheet - and published as a supplement to E.T 4/82. 2nd copy added 13-6-2016 from the estate of Charles Craig. 469.1 - As above, but with additional notes in red showing changes, in particular stored trams. See htd469i2.pdf. 469.2 - 10 A4 sheets - original workshops document. Sheets 1 to 3 - numerical order including to tram 191 including notes on storage. Sheets 4 to 8 - by depot, including notes on Training Trams, Tourist Trams and Miscellaneous trams. Sheet 9 - distribution list Sheet 10 - Fleet summary in service and storage. 469.1 and 469.2 from donation of Norm Cross added 26-9-2018trams, tramways, preston workshops, lists, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Newspaper clipping from Issue 92 of November 2013, Docklands News, titled "Tribute to a Melbourne icon", on the launch of a public art sculpture on the corner of Flinders and Spencer St, by artist David Bell. features a photo of the work and David. See also the December 2013 issue of Bellcord. Work known as "Raising the Rattler pole", tram 1040, full scale model, about 3/4 of the length. See also Reg Item 5666 for another newspaper cutting.trams, tramways, melbourne, sculpture, art works, flinders st, spencer st, tram 1040

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 15c Inscription dates the map as 1974. Two copies held.On front cover in ink "#3" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33 1974" along bottom edge of the first copy.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c possible 1975-1976 - has 1041 and silver train on front cover.On front cover in ink "3" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33 " along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c Has a bus, silver train and a Z class tram on the cover. On bottom of outside cover, "No. 5 1976"On front cover in ink "5" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33 " along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport